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THE EXPOSITOR Saturday March 17 1171 5 Meatloaf cooks up TV special 8:00 rock on both coasts of the United States Meatloaf has created an unquestionably distinctive style The two men met at an audition for a New York Shakespeare Festival production which Steinman set to school chums but as his weight reached new pinnacles that nickname changed to In tandem with musician Jim Steinman a composer-arranger who combined the elements he found in less cries for encore numbers The reviews were quite encouraging as well Daily Variety a highly respected trade paper said of act: mix is unique and presented with intelligence and Another rock reviewer exclaimed "He has taken the (New) Jersey sound to its fullest realized Despite his comparatively mellow sound on "Two Out Of Three be fooled When the artist named Meatloaf rocks out on a tune he ROCKS OUT The upcoming CTV special will undoubtedly demonstrate both sides of his performing personality And if all goes well he may not need the oxygen he usually requires between encores "Free For recorded by another unconventional legend of modern rock Ted Nugent Going by the principle that rock music be too message-laden and should remain simple fun the three musical minds eventually came up with the "Bat Out of LP which has made history of sorts during its one year in release (Rundgren served as producer of the collection) Listeners of a top-rated album-rock radio station in New York City named it to their list of favorite albums of the year In that same poll Meatloaf was named the Top New Artist of 1977 The first tours for the weighty performer yielded packed houses and count music and his partner-to-be auditioned for After two years of searching for a distinctive style the hefty singer took a role in a National Lampoon stage production He brought Steinman into the show with him and after it ended they sheltered themselves for nearly eight months to perfect and hone their ideas Joining them in the brainstorming sessions was Todd Rundgren the musician who has had such successful songs as Gotta Get You a recorded when he was the leader of the group Runt) and "Hello It's In the meantime Meat (as occasionally referred to as well as "Mr acted as a lead vocalist on the album In the annals of rock music history many unusual acts have taken the stage Elvis Presley drove spectators wild when he shook his hips The Beatles set female fans shrieking with their long Liverpool hairstyles Now an even more extraordinary rock hero is a fellow who goes by the name of Meatloaf He headlines a CTV special on Monday March 19 and those who yet familiar with him may be in for a few surprises For starters Meatloaf is not exactly a small person He weighs in at 260 lbs and every ounce is apparent during the artist's shaking gyrating performances Reports have it that his contracts include food provisions that could easily take care of a military battalion for a week But Meatloaf's entourage consumes it all after a single concert The singer burst onto the music charts with a roar in 1978 with the hit single "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" The same reception was accorded the album which produced that song Out of By that point many movie cultists were familiar with him through his appearance in the rather bizarre but quite popular film "The Rocky Horror Picture He portrayed Crazy Eddie a character who was quite appropriately a rock roll fanatic The extraordinary performer comes from an ordinary background He was born in Dallas Texas approximately 30 years ago As a gospel singer with his family his first vocal selections were a far cry from what they are now As Marvin Lee Aday he played defensive tackle on his high school football team He was originally dubbed by his high Meatloaf sings recent hit in special Do You Need Windows Replaced Windshields Installed Mirrors Table Tops Cut If so give ua a call McClelland glass 49 COLBORNE ST 752-5434 (Juil Over Ihm lorn Bridge) Open Mon Tubs Thurs 6 Fit Wed 4 Sal 8-8 8:3 8:0 0:01 Choose firm extra-firm super-firm or luxury-firm Did you realize you spend nearly a third of your life in bed? 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